Contracts Counsel

Duties/Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements including: Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Service Addendums, SaaS Agreements, Renewal Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Vendor Agreements, Partnership Agreements, and Subcontractor Agreements.
• Serve as the primary legal advisor supporting Sales, Finance, Contracts, and Operations teams during contract negotiations and customer onboarding activities.
• Provide practical legal guidance regarding contract interpretation, liability exposure, pricing structures, service delivery obligations, indemnification provisions, limitation of liability clauses, and commercial risk allocation.
• Partner closely with leadership teams to support strategic business decisions related to contractual obligations, pricing structures, renewals, and customer relationship management.
• Assist in the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of ISI contract templates, legal workflows, and operational processes to improve scalability and reduce contracting cycle times.
• Support the implementation and optimization of contract lifecycle management and redline review workflows utilizing tools such as PandaDoc and related systems.
• Advise on legal and operational considerations related to managed services, cybersecurity, SaaS offerings, compliance services, government contracting, and security-related service offerings.
• Review and provide guidance on subcontractor agreements, flow-down provisions, government contracting requirements, and vendor compliance obligations as applicable.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on contractual strategy, risk posture, pricing structure evolution, and operational scalability initiatives.
• Help identify areas where legal processes, contract structures, and business workflows can be simplified or modernized while maintaining appropriate protections for ISI.
• Maintain awareness of evolving legal, compliance, cybersecurity, and government contracting trends that may impact ISI operations or customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 4+ years of experience in commercial contracting, corporate law, technology transactions, or related legal practice areas.
• Strong experience reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements and customer contract redlines.
• Ability to provide business-oriented legal guidance in fast-paced operational environments.
• Strong understanding of: SaaS agreements, Managed services agreements, Commercial contracting, Risk allocation, Limitation of liability, Indemnification, Data privacy and confidentiality provisions, Vendor and partnership agreements.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to explain legal concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Hightly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple concurrent negotiations and priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusted relationships across business units.
• United States Citizenship required.